Letter; medical; document T-S 10J16.16
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Letter; medical; document T-S 10J16.16
- Creator:
- Abū Zikrī
- Date:
- 6th-19th century
- Description:
- letter from Abū Zikrī to Abū ʿAlī, detailing ophthalmological health problems, and mentioning Abū l-Ḥasan. Abū Zukrī is suffering from a cataract, which is impairing his vision and make him see ‘like a piece of marble’, and intense eye-pain. Verso: letter of reply to Abū Zikrī written around an Arabic document, which gives advice regarding health, suggesting eye-washes with a bucket of well-water, bloodletting, and that Abū Zikrī avoid consuming dairy products.Condition: Holes, rubbedLayout: 19 lines + marginalia (recto); 26 lines + marginalia (verso)
- Language:
- Judeo-Arabic
Arabic - Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Provenance:
- Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
- Medium:
- Paper
- Extent:
- Leaf: (height: 20.3 cm, width: 14.5 cm)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Library
- Rights:
- This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. - Identifier:
- T-S 10J16.16
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection